Culture - Psymposia (Page 12)

Magazine

Former Underground Provider, Dimitri Mugianis, on the Regulation of Ibogaine | Part 7

The Ibogaine Conversation Part 7 | “Prescription is not about accessibility, by definition it’s about restriction. Unless we start to use psychedelics as a way to tear apart these structures and build new ones in their place, then I think it’s all a revolving door.”

Magazine

Patrick Kroupa, hacker and ex-heroin ‘junkie’, on microdosing and the medicalization of ibogaine | Part 6

The Ibogaine Conversation Part 6 | My experience with heroin went from age 14 up to age 30, and taking ibogaine was as close to a miracle as I have ever experienced in my life.

Magazine

Talking Ibogaine Research for Opioid Addiction with Thomas Kingsley Brown | Part 5

The Ibogaine Conversation Part 5 | Thomas Kingsley Brown, PhD, studied the long-term outcomes of people who received ibogaine for the treatment of opioid addiction. We talked about the results.

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We are Bwitists and Healers in Gabon. Here’s What We Think of the Global Interest in Iboga. | Part 4

The Ibogaine Conversation Part 4 | The Western world cannot receive the benefits of iboga if they don’t try to understand and assimilate the traditional approach.

Videos

Neşe Devenot – The Role of Poetic Language in Psychedelic Science

Poetry (i.e. experimental uses of language) represents crucial data about the content of psychedelic experiences within the context of scientific research. Neşe calls for the need to develop psychedelic studies in the humanities since the discourse of science is essential but insufficient for explor

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How has Western influence changed the traditional use of iboga in Gabon? | Part 3

The Ibogaine Conversation Part 3 | What is the authentic Bwiti tradition? The answer I got was that this idea of authenticity is an odd idea. It’s a very Western idea. Bwiti considers itself as a culture that’s changing.

Magazine

Taking Iboga with the People of Gabon | Part 2

The Ibogaine Conversation Part 2 | Our first stop is in Gabon, Africa, where consumption of the iboga root bark is intimately tied to the ancient spiritual discipline known as Bwiti.

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Ibogaine presents unique challenges in how we approach harm reduction and treat addiction | Part 1

The Ibogaine Conversation Part 1 | This series explores the unique challenges ibogaine presents in how we approach plant medicine, harm reduction, and treatment for addiction, through the lens of ibogaine researchers, providers, patients, and advocates from around the world.